CABINET/GOP/MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House was hoping for a smooth 2018 on Capitol Hill. Instead, President Donald Trump is staring at two bitter confirmation fights — and the possibility emboldened Democrats could block his new Cabinet nominees. Trump’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson at the State […]
Category: GOP
3/15/2018
DRUGS/GOP/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures — like the death penalty for some drug dealers — that public health advocates and congressional Republicans warn will detract from efforts to reverse the epidemic. The ambitious […]
3/15/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “House Republicans are privately venting that they’ve fumbled the release of their own Russia probe report. The blaring headline the GOP wanted from this week’s rollout was clear: After a year of searching, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee found no evidence that President Donald Trump or his associates aided Moscow’s scheme […]
3/15/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health insurers and the Trump administration face a court decision shortly that will determine whether the government must pay insurers billions of dollars despite Republican efforts to block payments they view as an industry bailout. Insurers have filed roughly two-dozen lawsuits claiming the federal government reneged on promises it made to pay […]
3/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 18th Congressional District in southwestern Pennsylvania by 58%-38%, and rolled up a margin over his Democratic rival of more than 72,000 votes. That showing was one of Trump’s strongest in a state that he only won by some 44,000 votes. […]
3/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday [3-13-18] that they are drafting their own report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, ending any chance of reaching a bipartisan conclusion with Republicans on the panel. Democrats released a memo on Tuesday evening arguing that the Republican-led investigation is being prematurely […]
3/13/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but ruled out advancing legislation to undo President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, saying that such an action would be unlikely to succeed… The stance taken by Mr. McConnell, who has expressed opposition to the tariffs, effectively puts an end to questions about […]
3/13/2018
CABINET/ETHICS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICK MULVANEY: “When Mick Mulvaney left Congress to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in early 2017, he kept his re-election bank account alive and has spent more than $50,000 from it since, including donations to several Republican lawmakers the White House was lobbying. A watchdog group and a former Federal Election Commission official say […]
3/12/2018
ETHICS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s social media director, Dan Scavino Jr., posted a message on his government Twitter account calling for the defeat of a Republican congressman who had angered the president. His West Wing counselor, Kellyanne Conway, weighed in on the Alabama Senate race during television interviews from the White House lawn. His […]
3/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee have drafted a report saying the panel’s yearlong probe into Russian election interference found no evidence that Moscow colluded with Donald Trump’s campaign or that the Kremlin favored Mr. Trump in the 2016 race. The panel found ‘bad judgment’ and some ‘inappropriate […]
3/12/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is finally set to make his first visit to California as president this week, as his administration battles the state over its immigration policies and some of his fellow Republicans here look to keep their distance from him. Mr. Trump is scheduled to travel to the state Tuesday [3-13-18], […]
3/11/2018
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “A closely watched special election for a vacant U.S. House seat in Pennsylvania comes to a head Tuesday [3-13-18], in a district that Democrats hope offers them a blueprint for how to win in Trump country. The race in the 18th Congressional District, between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone, is by all […]
3/11/2018
FAKE NEWS/GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republicans are 5-0 in recent Congressional races, a point which the Fake News Media continuously fails to mention. I backed and campaigned for all of the winners. They give me credit for one. Hopefully, Rick Saccone will be another big win on Tuesday.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 11, 2018 09:02am […]
3/10/2018
DONALDISM/GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trip was ostensibly an effort to help Republicans stave off a deflating defeat in a western Pennsylvania congressional district that President Trump won by 20 points. And in a rally at Pittsburgh’s airport on Saturday evening, Mr. Trump did mention the Republican running in Tuesday’s [3-13-18] special election, Rick Saccone, a […]
3/8/2018
2A/DEMS/GOP/GUNS/POLITICS: “Two senators — one Republican and one Democrat who, as one of them said, disagree about ‘90% of the time’ on gun policies — teamed up Thursday [3-8-18] to introduce the latest proposal to address mass shootings: a bill that would allow federal courts to issue gun restraining orders against potentially dangerous people. Republican […]
3/8/2018
DEMS/GOP/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, according to multiple sources. … While it is highly unusual for a Republican president to threaten a veto on a funding bill coming from a GOP-run […]
3/8/2018
DEMS/DRUGS/GOP/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are pressing ahead with an array of opioid-related efforts in coming weeks, teeing up bills and spending measures, while Democrats are calling the GOP actions belated and insufficient. On Thursday [3-8-18], a bipartisan group of governors will testify before the Senate Health Committee on opioid […]
3/8/2018
CYBERWAR/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Russia-backed online ‘trolls’ flooded social media to try to block Mitt Romney from securing a top job in the incoming administration, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. The operatives called the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, then a contender for secretary of state, a ‘two headed […]
3/7/2018
GARY COHN/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in Congress who viewed Gary Cohn as their best ally in efforts to steer President Donald Trump away from a protectionist trade policy expressed concern over his departure Wednesday [3-7-18]. Mr. Cohn said Tuesday night he would resign after 14 months in the administration, where he served as director of the […]
3/6/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican chairmen in the House are asking the Justice Department to consider the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate matters related to how and why material gathered from a former British spy was used to spy on an associate of Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte […]
3/6/2018
BANKING/DEMS/GOP: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday [3-6-18] blasted Republicans and fellow Democrats for backing a sweeping rollback of banking regulations that the Senate will likely pass as soon as this week. Lawmakers will vote to begin debate on the legislation on the Senate floor later this morning, a move that will expose a long-simmering […]
3/5/2018
GOP/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul D. Ryan, the Republican House Speaker, criticized President Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs on Monday [3-5-18], saying they could lead to a damaging trade war… The statement was a dramatic departure for Mr. Ryan, a top leader in Mr. Trump’s own party, who worked in lockstep with the […]
3/5/2018
GOP: “Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee, will leave his seat effective April 1, citing his health issues that have kept him away from the Senate in recent months. ‘I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge,’ Cochran said in a statement. ‘I intend to fulfill my responsibilities and […]
3/5/2018
GOP/LOBBYING/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans are frantically lobbying President Donald Trump to reconsider his move to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum — even considering legislative action to try to stop him if he refuses. Speaker Paul Ryan has personally spoken with the president and tried to warn him of the economic dangers of […]
3/5/2018
BANKING/DEMS/GOP: “Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are poised to pass a bill this week that would relax key banking regulations, steamrolling opposition from outspoken liberals like Sen. Elizabeth Warren who have built their careers calling for tougher oversight of Wall Street. A core group of moderate Democrats is brushing off an escalating opposition campaign […]
3/2/2018
DEMS/FCC/GOP: “Republican and Democratic lawmakers have reached agreement to allow for the sale of spectrum to speed up the introduction of next-generation 5G wireless networks, congressional leaders said on Friday [3-2-18]. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the measure on Tuesday, leaders in both parties said. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai on […]
3/2/2018
BUSINESS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since he became president, Donald Trump’s threats to sanction global trading partners sent tremors through business-oriented congressional Republicans worried about how potential retaliation from abroad could reverberate through the businesses and farms in their districts. On Thursday, the rattle turned into an earthquake. The president’s announcement of plans to put barriers on […]
3/2/2018
DEMS/GOP/GUNS/LOBBYING/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump on Friday [3-2-18] to follow his gut on gun restrictions he has recently backed, after the powerful U.S. gun lobby said the Republican president and vice president do not want gun control. The exhortation to Trump, who this week stunned fellow Republicans by […]
3/1/2018
FCC/GOP/NRA: “Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday [3-1-18] turned down an NRA gun award he received at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, citing the advice of ethics officials at his agency. An executive from the National Rifle Association named Pai the Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award recipient at CPAC for his […]
3/1/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Republican fundraiser close to President Donald Trump was in negotiations to earn tens of millions of dollars if the U.S. Justice Department dropped its investigation into a multibillion-dollar graft scandal involving a Malaysian state investment fund, according to emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. In emails dated […]
3/1/2018
DEMS/GOP/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/POLITICS: “Planned Parenthood’s political arm is targeting eight states with competitive Senate and governor’s races in its largest-ever midterm election campaign. The offensive is set to cost $20 million, an initial mark that the organization’s officials say is all but certain to be exceeded. The investment from Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood […]
2/28/2018
2A/GOP/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump stunned Republicans on live television Wednesday [2-28-18] by embracing gun control and urging a group of lawmakers at the White House to resurrect gun safety legislation that has been opposed for years by the powerful National Rifle Association and the vast majority of his party. In a remarkable meeting, the […]
2/28/2018
2A/GOP/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who’s worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left a proposal to raise the gun purchasing age to 21 out of his measure because senators are ‘afraid of the NRA.’ In an exchange during a meeting […]
2/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic and Republican states are moving in opposite directions on health policy, leaving Americans with starkly divergent options for care depending on where they live. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans, by easing many of the Affordable Care Act’s nationwide requirements after failing last year to repeal the entire law, are effectively […]
2/27/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) will not run for reelection after reconsidering his decision last fall to retire, his chief of staff said Tuesday [2-27-18]. After listening to some Tennessee Republicans and GOP senators who were privately urging him to run, the two-term senator and Foreign Relations Committee chairman decided that this will be […]
2/27/2018
GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TAXES: “The country’s biggest trucking group thinks it has a way to convince Republicans to raise the gasoline tax: Don’t call it a tax. The American Trucking Associations, reviving an argument in Washington that’s older than some roads, is pressing lawmakers and the White House to gradually increase fuel levies in steps by 20 cents […]
2/27/2018
CALIFORNIA/FBI/GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Duncan Hunter, already staring down an FBI investigation, is running into serious turbulence for reelection. Sensing that the five-term congressman is mortally wounded by a federal investigation into alleged misuse of campaign money and a recent POLITICO report about his freewheeling Washington lifestyle, Republicans in Hunter’s San Diego-area district are lining up […]
2/26/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The devastating explosion in the Upper Big Branch coal mine killed 29 men in 2010 and scarred West Virginia like few events in modern memory. Don Blankenship, the head of the mining company, went to prison over it. Not many people would call that a springboard for a career in politics. Yet when […]
2/26/2018
GUNS/POLITICS/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “First lady Melania Trump spoke out Monday [2-26-18] about the student movement for action on guns in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead and launched a national conversation on gun violence. ‘In my year as first lady, I have also learned that it is often […]
2/26/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Voters sent Luther Strange back to Alabama last year, but the former senator is quietly plotting a return to Washington. Strange, who had been appointed to the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions but was defeated by Roy Moore in the Republican primary in September, has been on the hunt for a […]
2/24/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “BIG CPAC STRAW POLL RESULTS: 93% APPROVE OF THE JOB PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOING (Thank you!). 50% say President Trump should Tweet MORE or SAME (funny!). 79% say Republicans in Congress should do a better job of working with President Trump (starting to happen).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 05:26pm […]
2/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/VOTING: “Democrat judges have totally redrawn election lines in the great State of Pennsylvania. @FoxNews. This is very unfair to Republicans and to our country as a whole. Must be appealed to the United States Supreme Court ASAP!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 03:16pm […]
2/23/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A freewheeling President Donald Trump offered a political greatest hits reel Friday [2-23-18] to the highest-profile right-wing gathering of the year, basking in conservative plaudits for what he characterized as a triumphant first year in office. Quickly discarding prepared remarks he deemed ‘sort of boring,’ Trump lit into Democrats and even some […]
2/23/2018
GOP: “CPAC Today!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 08:01am […]
2/22/2018
GOP/SUPREME COURT/VOTING: “Two top Pennsylvania state senators and eight of the state’s GOP members of Congress filed a federal lawsuit Thursday [2-2-18] in a bid to block a new congressional map imposed by the state’s high court. The move comes a day after Pennsylvania Republicans filed a new emergency appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court. […]
2/22/2018
CRISIS/GOP/GUNS: “Bill Nelson got the cheers. Marco Rubio ended up with bruises. The gripping, nationally televised Florida town hall on guns that unfolded on CNN on Wednesday [2-21-18] evening ended up as a tale of two senators, with Nelson emerging in far better political shape than when he went in, and Rubio turning out worse […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/GOP/GUNS/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence told the audience at a conservative gathering outside Washington on Thursday [2-22-18] that the ‘the safety of our nation’s schools and our students’ is a top priority for the Trump administration. Pence also urged people to ‘come together with American solutions to confront and end this evil in our […]
2/22/2018
GOP/VOTING: “The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action is launching a $1 million ad-buy in support of Pennsylvania special election candidate Rick Saccone, according to a person familiar with the group’s plans. The organization will start airing digital ads later this week and TV ads next week. The special election is March 13. The GOP […]
2/21/2018
FBI/GOP/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s tentative embrace of a narrow background-checks bill is about to hit a towering hurdle: members of his own party. The White House is signaling support for a bipartisan bill that would enhance reporting of violent criminals to the FBI’s background-checks database in order to stop them from buying firearms. […]
2/20/2018
DEMS/GOP: “@CNN @MSNBC Whether we are Republican or Democrat, we must now focus on strengthening Background Checks!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 20, 2018 08:18pm […]
2/20/2018
GOP/VOTING: “Hope Republicans in the Great State of Pennsylvania challenge the new ‘pushed’ Congressional Map, all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary. Your Original was correct! Don’t let the Dems take elections away from you so that they can raise taxes & waste money!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 20, 2018 08:11am […]
2/20/2018
GOP/OBAMA: “Matt Schlapp and CPAC are getting ready for another exciting event. Big difference from those days when President Obama held the White House. You’ve come a long way Matt!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 20, 2018 08:03am […]
2/20/2018
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans are now leading the Generic Poll, perhaps because of the popular Tax Cuts which the Dems want to take away. Actually, they want to raise you taxes, substantially. Also, they want to do nothing on DACA, R’s want to fix!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 20, 2018 07:54am […]
2/19/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Monday [2-19-18] night endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for a Utah Senate seat, backing a GOP candidate who is a favorite within the party but who has in the past been a vocal critic of the president… Mr. Romney, who was the Republic Party’s presidential candidate against incumbent Barack […]
2/19/2018
BUDGET/GOP/IRS/TAXES/TREASURY: “A turf battle is breaking out in the Republican Party over which agencies should have a say in writing new regulations stemming from last year’s landmark tax legislation. Some Republican senators are pressuring the Office of Management and Budget to get involved in reviewing tax regulations, breaking a 35-year-old practice where tax regulatory work […]
2/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “Great Pollster John McLaughlin now has the GOP up in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Big gain over last 4 weeks. I guess people are loving the big Tax Cuts given them by the Republicans, the Cuts the Dems want to take away. We need more Republicans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 18, 2018 08:55am […]
2/16/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Cannot believe how BADLY DACA recipients have been treated by the Democrats…totally abandoned! Republicans are still working hard.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 16, 2018 09:49am […]
2/15/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republicans opposed to the Affordable Care Act are showing interest in proposals to shore up the health law and lower premiums, driven partly by their concerns that escalating insurance costs may hurt them in the midterm elections. State and federal GOP lawmakers are backing or considering reinsurance proposals that aim to curb premiums by […]
2/14/2018
CABINET/DEMS/GOP: “Today, I was honored to be joined by Republicans and Democrats from both the House and Senate, as well as members of my Cabinet – to discuss the urgent need to rebuild and restore America’s depleted infrastructure. https://t.co/8ByoQJsjTT https://t.co/BVBRDvHfcC” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 14, 2018 02:11pm […]
2/14/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN: “House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows issued a blunt warning to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday [2-14-18], suggesting if he fails to address conservatives’ concerns on immigration he’ll risk his top leadership post… The North Carolina Republican stressed, ‘this president was elected largely on an immigration issue that defined him […]
2/14/2018
GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican lawmakers raised questions Wednesday [2-14-18] about the Trump administration’s security clearance process and an oversight panel launched an investigation, as the controversy surrounding former aide Rob Porter starts to eat into Capitol Hill’s confidence in President Donald Trump’s White House. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said his House Oversight Committee on Tuesday […]
2/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/VOTING: “Democrats picked off another Republican-held state legislative seat in a special election Tuesday [2-13-18] — this time a suburban, Sarasota-area district in Florida. Margaret Good’s win over James Buchanan — the Republican whose father is US Rep. Vern Buchanan — is another worrying sign for national Republicans headed into next fall’s midterm elections. Good […]
2/14/2018
GOP/STEVE BANNON: “Steve Bannon’s war on the GOP establishment seems to have petered out, but the party is still roiling with primary fights and fundraising woes that hang over its effort to hold or expand its Senate majority. In Nevada, Sen. Dean Heller and allies are pouring money into ads against his primary opponent, Danny […]
2/13/2018
DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week laid out an infrastructure plan designed to win support from both parties: Republicans, who would like its plan to speed up environmental reviews, and Democrats who endorse its new pool of money for public-works projects. Congressional leaders, though, have other ideas, and may divide the package into […]
2/13/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP: “Negotiations on DACA have begun. Republicans want to make a deal and Democrats say they want to make a deal. Wouldn’t it be great if we could finally, after so many years, solve the DACA puzzle. This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. […]
2/12/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “The Senate launched a rare and freewheeling immigration debate on Monday [2-12-18], with no bipartisan agreement in sight and no clarity as to whether any proposal will win enough support to pass. Senators in both parties said members might need to see their favored ideas defeated before they can seriously consider a bipartisan solution. […]
2/11/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Lou Barletta, a Great Republican from Pennsylvania who was one of my very earliest supporters, will make a FANTASTIC Senator. He is strong & smart, loves Pennsylvania & loves our Country! Voted for Tax Cuts, unlike Bob Casey, who listened to Tax Hikers Pelosi and Schumer!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, […]
2/10/2018
EDUCATION/GOP: “A federal judge on Friday [2-9-18] blocked the University of Washington from charging a college Republican group $17,000 in security fees for hosting a controversial speaker on campus. The student group invited Joey Gibson, head of Patriot Prayer, a conservative group known for rallies in support of President Donald Trump in liberal enclaves, to […]
2/10/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Republicans want to fix DACA far more than the Democrats do. The Dems had all three branches of government back in 2008-2011, and they decided not to do anything about DACA. They only want to use it as a campaign issue. Vote Republican!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2018 01:50pm […]
2/9/2018
GOP/SUPREME COURT/VOTING: “The two top Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Legislature submitted a new state congressional map Friday [2-9-18] evening, the latest turn in a high-stakes drama that could help determine control of the U.S. House. Leaders in the GOP-led state Senate and House sent proposed redrawn districts to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, beating a deadline imposed […]
2/9/2018
DEMS/FBI/GOP/INTELLIGENCE: “The White House is inclined to approve the release of a classified Democratic memo that rebuts Republican allegations of abuse by the FBI in its application to monitor a former Trump campaign aide, according to a person familiar with the matter. John Kelly, White House chief of staff, said earlier this week that he […]
2/9/2018
GOP/MILITARY: “Costs on non-military lines will never come down if we do not elect more Republicans in the 2018 Election, and beyond. This Bill is a BIG VICTORY for our Military, but much waste in order to get Dem votes. Fortunately, DACA not included in this Bill, negotiations to start now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. […]
2/9/2018
DEMS/GOP/MILITARY/POLITICS: “Without more Republicans in Congress, we were forced to increase spending on things we do not like or want in order to finally, after many years of depletion, take care of our Military. Sadly, we needed some Dem votes for passage. Must elect more Republicans in 2018 Election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 9, 2018 […]
2/8/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A throng of Republican senators is holding up the confirmations of some of President Donald Trump’s nominees — even as he continues to blame the logjam on Democratic ‘obstruction.’ At least 11 Republican senators in recent months have disclosed they’re blocking votes on nominees for agencies including the Energy, Agriculture, State, Homeland […]
2/7/2018
BUDGET/GOP: “Fiscal hawks on Capitol Hill panned the budget deal reached by Republican leaders and Democrats on Thursday [2-8-18] as fiscally irresponsible and an abrogation of the GOP’s congressional majorities. Senators and House members on the right immediately came out against the agreement, while a large number of leadership-aligned Republicans were also noncommittal. It’s unclear […]
2/7/2018
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS/VOTING: “Democrats on Tuesday [2-6-18] picked up a state House seat in a Missouri legislative district that President Donald Trump won easily in 2016. The victory, coming on the heels of other Democratic state-level triumphs in deep-red territory in the past year, provides another indication of the engaged Democratic base that has Republicans worried about […]
2/6/2018
DEMS/GOP/VOTING: “A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states, in an effort to block Republicans from single-handedly drawing congressional maps after 2020, officials leading the group said. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, formed last year under the leadership […]
2/6/2018
EDUCATION/GOP: “Americans enrolling in college over the next decade would receive about $15 billion less in subsidies than under current law if House Republicans pass their education bill, according to an official estimate Tuesday [2-6-18]. The bill, unveiled late last year, would eliminate debt-forgiveness programs for future borrowers and allow interest on student loans to […]
2/6/2018
DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was set to be briefed later Tuesday [2-6-18] afternoon on a classified Democratic memo that rebuts GOP allegations of partisan motives in the federal investigation of his former campaign aide, as the president decides whether to authorize the document’s release. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told reporters […]
2/6/2018
FAKE NEWS/GOP/MEDIA: “Led by President Donald Trump, Republicans have railed repeatedly against the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN—but, as a group, they trust mainstream sites like those more than ‘fake news’ sites or even highly partisan outlets like Breitbart and InfoWars, according to a Yale study that directly mirrored the methodology being used […]
2/6/2018
BUDGET/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives was set to vote on Tuesday [2-6-18] on a short-term budget measure that would avert a rerun of last month’s three-day partial government shutdown, as lawmakers continued to grapple with divisive immigration measures. The stop-gap measure drafted by House Republicans would extend funding through March 23, […]
2/6/2018
BUDGET/DEFENSE/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “House GOP leaders on Tuesday [2-6-18] are expected to bring up for a vote legislation that would fund the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year, but keep the rest of the government running only through March 23, setting up a showdown with the Senate. With the government’s current funding […]
2/5/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “With government funding set to expire on Thursday [2-8-18], Congress careened toward another standoff on Monday as House Republicans moved ahead with a temporary spending measure that Senate Democrats have promised to block. By late Monday night, lawmakers had barely 72 hours remaining to avert another government shutdown after last month’s three-day closure, and […]
2/5/2018
GOP: “The day after Conor Lamb won the Democratic nomination to run in this very pro-Donald Trump House district, Republican strategist Corry Bliss knew his party had another special election problem on its hands. Bliss, who heads the main super PAC for House Republicans, arrived at his office at 6:30 a.m. and played an internet […]
2/5/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [2-5-18] attacked Democratic leaders as unpatriotic and urged Republicans not to be ‘complacent’ when it is time to vote, laying out what appeared to be an opening argument for the midterm elections. Mr. Trump, appearing at a business in Ohio, a perennial battleground state, cast Democratic lawmakers […]
2/5/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Two Republican senators allege the author of a controversial dossier lied to federal agents, or the Justice Department knowingly or mistakenly permitted ‘materially false statements’ to appear in classified records, according a criminal referral from the lawmakers released on Monday [2-5-18]. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina made […]
2/5/2018
GOP/RACISM/RELIGION: “A long-shot candidate with a history of anti-Semitic statements and Holocaust denial is primed to represent the Republican Party in a congressional race in Illinois. The candidate, Arthur Jones, is running unopposed in the GOP primary for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, which occupies a portion of Chicago, as well as Western Springs and La […]
2/5/2018
GOP: “Is it time for Republicans to start freaking out? More than 40 House Republican incumbents were outraised in the final quarter of 2017 by one — or several — of their Democratic opponents, according to the latest round of fundraising numbers. And of that group, more than a dozen had less cash on hand […]
2/4/2018
DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee on Monday [2-5-18] is expected to consider whether to release a Democratic rebuttal to a GOP-authored document about surveillance of a onetime Trump campaign adviser, according to people familiar with the matter. The four-page Republican document, released Friday, alleged political bias by federal law-enforcement officials in […]
2/4/2018
BUDGET/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN: “House Speaker Paul Ryan, speaking at a GOP policy retreat, called for overhauling government-aid programs to be a legislative priority in 2018, though his plan is likely to face difficulties getting through the Senate and to be delayed by fights over government spending, the nation’s debt limit and immigration. Mr. Ryan, […]
2/2/2018
DEMS/FBI/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top officials and investigators at the F.B.I. and Justice Department have ‘politicized the sacred investigative process,’ President Trump said on Friday [2-2-18], hours before the White House is expected to clear the way for Congress to release a controversial memo that is said to describe a bias among senior law enforcement […]
2/2/2018
FBI/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump accused senior officials and investigators at the Federal Bureau of Investigation of being biased against Republicans and favoring Democrats, as the White House is expected approve the release of a classified memo that Republicans allege shows improper surveillance of one of the president’s former campaign aides… A White House […]
2/1/2018
CIA/FBI/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former CIA Director John Brennan is calling out Republicans for ‘reckless partisan behavior’ over their handling of a secret memo about the FBI’s surveillance practices. ‘I had many fights with Congressional Dems over the years on national security matters. But I never witnessed the type of reckless partisan behavior I am […]
2/1/2018
GOP/IMMIGRATION/INFRASTRUCTURE: “U.S. Republicans will turn their attention to infrastructure and immigration issues, President Donald Trump said on Thursday [2-1-18], blaming Democrats for failing to help young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants even as disunity simmered around the issue in his own party. The president was due to make an appearance later on Thursday at a retreat for congressional […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Heading to beautiful West Virginia to be with great members of the Republican Party. Will be planning Infrastructure and discussing Immigration and DACA, not easy when we have no support from the Democrats. NOT ONE DEM VOTED FOR OUR TAX CUT BILL! Need more Republicans in ‘18.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2018 06:43am […]
2/1/2018
FBI/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A secret Republican memo alleging FBI bias against President Donald Trump likely will be released on Thursday [2-1-18], a Trump administration official said, a move that would put the White House in direct confrontation with the top U.S. law enforcement agency. The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a rare rebuke on Wednesday […]
1/31/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Wednesday [1-31-18] that he will leave Congress after this year, the latest House Republican to resign or announce he won’t stand for re-election. Mr. Gowdy (R., S.C.) is the second Oversight Committee chairman to quit in the past seven months. The post, one of […]
1/31/2018
GOP: “An Amtrak train taking U.S. lawmakers and their staff to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, killing the driver of truck, according to multiple sources. No serious injuries were reported on the train, although some passengers were hurt. The White House confirmed that there […]
1/31/2018
FBI/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/JOHN KELLY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “FBI Director Christopher Wray sent a striking signal to the White House Wednesday [1-31-18], issuing a rare public warning that a controversial Republican memo about the FBI’s surveillance practices omits key information that could impact its veracity. The move sets up an ugly clash with the President who wants it […]
1/31/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Wednesday [1-31-18] he is not running for re-election and plans to leave politics. Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, issued a statement saying he planned to retire from Congress at the end of this term and would return to working in the justice system… Gowdy’s announcement makes […]